Circular filament lamp
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsFrancis Gerard de Cort, Derek Peter Hurst
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Abstract
A circular filament lamp comprises a filament supported within an envelope which comprises a tube formed as the major part of a circle. The ends of the tube terminate in pinch seals through which extend current carrying assemblies connected to the filament. The pinch seals overlap one another circumferentially of the lamp, and are offset from one another on either side of a plane containing the axis of the filament.
Claims6
Circular filament lamp comprising a filament supported within an envelope which comprises a tube with its longitudinal axis formed as the major part of a circle, the ends of the tube terminating in pinch seals through which extend current carrying lead through assemblies connected to the filament, the pinch seals overlapping one another generally circumferentially of the lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.